The statements made by the French government authorities, Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, clearly indicate an urgent desire of the former colonial master to push for the normalization of things in Gabon by asking the Gabonese opposition in general, and Jean Ping in particular, to agree to deal with Ali Bongo.

The French government, through the voice of these two gentlemen, initially asked the Gabonese to go to dialogue with Ali Bongo. But the niet of the opposition outside the 0%, was categorical, thus nipping in the bud this absurd idea of having to negotiate with a murderer and usurper.

Since then, the same representatives of the French government are asking the Gabonese opposition to go to the legislative elections. Again, the free Gabonese and representative of the popular will, should reject this offer of power sharing, for that is what it is, because going to the legislative elections of Ali Bongo, is an indirect way of recognizing him as a legitimate president and accepting him as an interlocutor. More seriously, it is accepting the authority of the Gabonese electoral institutions that we are challenging today.

For this blog, the agenda must remain unique: the departure of Ali Bongo and the restitution to the Gabonese people of their sovereignty. Any other goal must be rejected, even if the outcome must take time. Let us stay put on our positions because we are on the right side of history! No compromise with the murderers and torturers of the Republic.

English version What will Ali Bongo do in Cuba? What does he seek with the Cubans? Angola has the best army in Africa and one of the best in the developing world. The Angolan army overcame Unita, which was armed by the US and trained by the apartheid regime, which was a nuclear power. The Angolan army defeated the South African army. All this was possible because the Angolan army was supervised by Cuban instructors. Between 1979 and 1991, Cuba deployed 50,000 civilians and 370,000 soldiers in Angola. This represented almost 5% of the total Cuban population. Angola reimbursed Cuba by supplying oil free of charge. It was a win-win arrangement. Ali Bongo wants to survive politically. He feels cornered from every side. He knows that only military brute force could save his regime. Therefore he goes to Cuba to seek military support that he disguises this as economic and cultural exchange. He wants military instructors to strengthen his military capability to remain in power.

English version Ali Bongo was certainly inspired by his friend Erdogan, the Turkish president who organized a coup against himself, obviously missed, to allow him to launch his army against the opposition in the name of the fight against terrorism. Ali Bongo has been inspired by the idea, staging Aba'a Minko, as a pseudo plotter attempting a false coup that should serve Ali Bongo to clean up his opponents. Ali Bongo wants to create false terrorist events to declare a state of emergency and portray himself as a great fighter against terrorism to win the sympathy of France and the USA. But the Gabonese people are now clear-sighted and see plainly that all this is stitched by the regime. We will not give up!